Ebook {Epub PDF} Blue Willow by Doris Gates

 · Blue Willow by Doris Gates I said it would be next and damnit, I keep my promises (sometimes). So here it is, my post on Blue Willow. Now, as a young 'un, I really liked this book. I wish I knew why. Someone obviously thought it was good literature; it's a Newbery Honor book. I read this thing pretty recently and did not particularly enjoy it.  · Discover Blue Willow by Doris Gates l Summary Study Guide by BookRags and millions of other books available at Barnes Noble. Shop paperbacks, eBooks, and more! Holiday Boxed Cards: Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off. Free Shipping on Orders of $35 or More. 50% Off Criterion Collection.1/5(1). Blue Willow is an important fictional account of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression, and has been called The Grapes of Wrath for children. It won a Newbery Honor and many other awards. About the Author: Doris Gates was a librarian and writer of children’s fiction. Blue Willow was.

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Blue Willow is a bittersweet story that is an invaluable read for young people. Though the main character is a 10 year old girl, the realistic portrayal of the deprivation and pain experienced by the working poor during the Dust Bowl/Great Depression draws the reader (whether boy or girl) into the story. A lifelong resident of California, Doris Gates was for many years, she was a librarian for the Fresno County Free Library. However, she is remembered for her many beloved children's books. Of these, the best known and most influential was Blue Willow (), selected as a Newbery Honor Book in Blue Willow is a realistic children's fiction book by Doris Gates, published in Called the "juvenile Grapes of Wrath", it was named a Newbery Honor book in Written by a librarian who worked with migrant children in Fresno, California, this story of a migrant girl who longs for a permanent home was considered groundbreaking in its portrayal of contemporary working-class life in America.